MTA rail hikes hit Friday; Bee-Line, tolls next

11:03 PM,
Feb. 27, 2013

Commuters ride on a Metro-North train out of Manhattan April 25.

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Whether you ride the rails or the roads, brace yourself for some kind of fare or toll increase this week.

The first of the long-dreaded increases kicks in Friday, when most Metro-North Railroad tickets rise 9 percent.

And starting Sunday, the price of MetroCards - used by New York City transit riders and Bee-Line bus riders in Westchester County - will soar, in addition to tolls on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's nine bridges and tunnels. ...